OK, here we go.



The axanthism I'm working with is different from the one already established by Ben Hoiting. Mine has a dominant mode of inheritance. When breeding an axanthic snake to a normal, about half of the offspring turns out axanthic. They lack the yellows, and the red pigment as well. I discovered it as a reproducable trait while breeding White Oak Grey Ratsnakes, and isolated it and enhanced it's visual effect by breeding it into my line of Black Ratsnakes.



So to be honest, I know I said "Axanthic Brindle Black Ratsnakes", but they're not exactly 100% pure. But then again, Brindle Black Ratsnakes originally came from an area in the western part of Georgia, a zone of extensive intergradation. Most Brindle Black Ratsnakes in captivity nowadays look quite different than the ones originally found in Georgia, mostly because of outcrossing to Black Ratsnakes from other areas.



Anyway, I now have 27 good eggs in the incubator, so chances are good.

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